A brother and sister walked to Skool. One had purple hair in the shape of a jaw around her head and was playing her Game slave. The other had lightning bolt shaped black hair and amber eyes. Dib and Gaz.
"I'm telling you Gaz today's… different somehow-" Dib said.
Gaz sighed interrupting him, "Do you ever shut up?"
Dib ignored her interruption, "Today's the day when I'm finally going to catch Zim in the act and prove to everyone that I'm not crazy and aliens really do exist." Before Gaz could make a scathing remark, there was the sound of a branch snapping followed by a bush rustling.
Dib turned around and looked at the area around them, "Gaz, I think we're being watched."
Gaz's head didn't leave her Game slave, "It's probably a cat or something."
"But what if it's not," Dib said, walking towards the bush,"I'm gonna go check it out."
Gaz grabbed his arm before he could make another move, "You are not going to make me late to skool with your alien junk." Dib looked at the bush and saw whatever had been there was long gone, however it had left a piece of evidence. A strand of white fur sat on a branch. Before he was dragged off, Dib grabbed it and stuffed it in his pocket.
Dib ran into class, only barely making the bell. On the chalkboard was the word 'nature' in big letters. Miss Bitters glared at him, but didn't say anything. She cleared her throat, "Everything in the Universe wants to bring you closer to your inevitable doom." She put a picture of a bunny rabbit on the board. Keef awed, Miss Bitters slithered up to him. A rattlesnake seemed to sound whenever she moved.
"You think that's cute?" She said. Keef nodded enthusiastically with a smile.
"It won't be when thousands of them gather together and trample you, using their teeth to cut your throat and eat your insides." Keef began shivering uncontrollably, grabbing his neck.
"Do rabbits even trample people?" Dib asked, Miss Bitters made a growling noise in the back of her throat. Before she could respond however, there was a soft knocking on the classroom door.
A small thin boy stood in the doorway. He had spiky black hair with purple highlights, pale skin and brown eyes. "I am a new student." His voice was nasally. Miss Bitters opened the door wider letting him in. The child who sat third from the window was chosen to go to the underground classroom. The boy quickly took the child's place. He looked at the rest of the class, there was a cold blankness in his stare. As if he was studying them instead of looking at them. Dib looked at him suspiciously.
"What's your name new kid?" Torque said, his voice was hostile. Miss Bitters hissed at him, but let the boy answer. The boy stayed quiet.
"Come on." Zita said rolling her eyes.
"Erm…" The boy hesitated, "Daz!" He said, "Yep, that's my name. Sorry, I just sort of forgot for a second. I'm forgetful." The other kids accepted the answer. Dib continued to glare at Daz.
"What's with that guy?" Daz asked the other kids.
"He's crazy." Zita stage whispered, she pointed her finger at Zim, "He thinks he's an alien too."
"Yes and I am NOT! I am a completely NORMAL human." Zim shouted.
Daz laughed looking at Zim his eyes still blank and studying, "Well if he is, my dad will find him. He's obsessed with oddities. All that paranormal stuff. That's why we moved here." The bell rang. Everyone was given a pile of homework a few inches taller than they were.
Dib walked up to him, looking over his pile, "Hey."
Daz giggled, "You're the crazy guy right?"
"I'M NOT CRAZY!" Dib shouted.
Daz cocked his head, "What do you want anyway?"
"I'm a paranormal investigator, like your dad, so I want to meet him and show him my progress." Dib said.
Daz frowned, "I'm not sure you can. Dad's really shy and wouldn't want to waste his time." He gave a crooked smile, "Maybe if we were friends…"
Dib looked at him, "You want to be my friend?"
Daz nodded, "Sure you're probably insane, but that's what makes you interesting to talk to."
Dib's eye twitched, "I see. You noticed that Zim's green didn't you? And that he has no ears?"
Daz shrugged, "Could be a skin condition."
"IT'S NOT A SKIN CONDITION!" Dib shouted, "You're father's a paranormal investigator, how could you not notice Zim's an alien?"
Daz laughed, "You really are crazy. Can I come over to your house later?"
Dib nodded, "Yeah, sure. I'll be spying on Zim trying to get evidence, so I won't likely be there." He sounded irritated, but Daz didn't seem to notice.
"Okay, bye!" Daz said skipping away. The other skool students stared at Daz.
"That kid's as weird as Dib is." Zita whispered. Jessica and the other popular kids nodded. They all collectively agreed to shun him.
Dib looked at Gaz, "I can't explain it, but there's something… off about the new kid."
Gaz didn't look up, "So you finally found a new obsession."
"Of course not! Zim's still trying to take over the world, and I will not rest until I prove it! But I think I should look into him." He continued to walk home following Zim and looking at him through the bushes when he heard a slight muttering sound. He looked across the street and saw Daz, but there was no one else near him.
"We're getting a new pet soon!" He said, "Isn't that lovely?"
There was no audible response, but Daz said, "Of course I'll never forget you. You were my first." He walked into a dull looking gray house with a steel fence.
"Pet?" Dib said, an eyebrow raised, "But there was nothing there!"
Gaz looked up, "I hate agreeing with you, but that was kind of odd."
Dib continued to walk, "Maybe it's a ghost pet or an invisible one he was talking to?" He eventually reached his house when he declared, "I'm going to watch him."
Gaz didn't look up, "Didn't you already decide to do that?"
"Yes! But now it's serious."
"Watch out Daz." Gaz said dryly, "Dib is being serious."
Dib ignored her, "When he comes over, I'm going to wiretap and videotape him."
"Whatever." Gaz said, walking up to her room, "Just don't bother me."